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Noun Concept
Categories: Water and the environment, Hydrogeology, Water supply, Aquifers, Bodies of water
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aquifer  aquitard  Acquifer  Aquafer  Aquafier
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Underground bed or layer yielding ground water for wells and springs etc WordNet 3.0
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Underground bed or layer yielding ground water for wells and springs etc WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
An aquifer is an underground layer of water-bearing, permeable rock, rock fractures, or unconsolidated materials. Wikipedia
A zone within the earth that restricts the flow of groundwater from one aquifer to another. OmegaWiki
Layers of rock, sand or gravel that can absorb water and allow it to flow. OmegaWiki
An underground layer of water-bearing porous stone, earth, or gravel. Wiktionary
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The water in the well came from an aquifer. Wiktionary
IS A
geological formation
reservoir
HAS PART
spring
HAS KIND
artesian well
phreatic zone
vadose zone
surficial aquifer
IT
acquifero confinato
+5 relations
HAS INSTANCE
Yarragadee Aquifer
Ogallala Aquifer
Wekepeke
Kirkwood-Cohansey aquifer
Edwards Aquifer
+19 relations
DERIVATION
aquiferous
DIFFERENT FROM
subterranean river
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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aquifer
Wikipedia
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aquifer
Wikidata
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aquifer
Wiktionary
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aquifer
OmegaWiki
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aquifer, aquitard
Wikipedia Redirections
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Acquifer, Aquafer, Aquafier, Aquatard, Aquefur, aquiclude, Aquiferous well, Aquiferous wells, aquifers, Aquifier, aquifuge, aquitard, confined aquifer, groundwater aquifer, Karst aquifer, Sand aquifer, unconfined aquifer, Unconfined groundwater, underground aquifer

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